Audit & Accounting

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Spending on outsourcing of accounting and finance functions is expected to reach over $25 billion around the world this year, according to a new report.

Cloud accounting software maker Kashoo has released Version 2.1 of its accounting iPad app, which includes, among other things, mobile printing and client-ready invoice templates.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has named Iowa Auditor of State David A. Vaudt as the next chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, succeeding Robert Attmore.

Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, discusses how the ACCA is growing around the world.

A report from the Securities and Exchange Commission clears companies to use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information, provided that investors have been alerted about which social media will be used.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing improvements to financial reporting about discontinued operations of major business lines or major geographic areas of operations.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a new implementation guide for the Extensible Business Reporting Language. This guide, the fifth in a series, focuses on modeling other comprehensive income transactions in XBRL.

CPA firms may be struggling to properly assess risk and document IT risk assessments, according to information compiled by the American Institute of CPAs from recent peer reviews.

A new Canadian accounting and business organization, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, officially became operational Monday.